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Thrall the Disruptor, Dirge the Undying Join the Dota 2 Roster

One from the earth and one from the sky, two new heroes will be joining the ever-expanding lineup with this week's update to Dota 2. Thrall the Disruptor is bringing his lightning-powered skills to zap enemies into oblivion (a none-to-subtle nod to the Warcraft universe), while Dirge the Undying is rising from the grave to sap the life out of anyone in his path.

Thrall the Disruptor

Thrall's abilities focus on controlling the location of his opponents so he or his teammates can pound on them later. He's got two skills to this end: Glimpse drops enemies in the exact location they were in four seconds ago, while Kinetic Field contains them in a circle of Tesla coils. Combined with his ultimate Static Storm, enemies will be trapped in a damaging cloud of electricity.

Dirge the Undying

Dirge, like most zombies, feeds on the living. His Decay AOE skill saps Strength and HP from enemies within its radius, buffing Dirge in the process. Flesh Golem, his ultimate skill, causes him to hulk out and release a nasty aura that increases the damage taken by enemies within its range. Finally, he can use his Tombstone skill to summon a bunch of zombie buddies to chow down on anyone near by.

Along with the two new heroes this week's patch will fix a decent amount of bugs and other problems, such as Bloodseeker's Bloodbath ability not working in certain AOE situations, and a bunch of issues with Rubick's spell stealing abilities. You can read about all of the Dota 2 patch notes on the official Steam news post. And if you liked the videos embedded above, make sure you visit DotaCinema's YouTube channel and check out all of their excellent character summaries